Chapter 14: The Headless Ghost

Although Ma Xiaoling couldn't accurately explain to Lin Jing what kind of existence ghosts and demons were, it didn't take long for Lin Jing to witness a headless demon wandering around on this Ling Mountain.

Although it was only early autumn at that time, the night on the mountain was extremely humid, and the mountain wind was cold, so Lin Jing couldn't sleep after tossing and turning. Looking at Ma Xiaoling beside her falling asleep, Lin Jing suddenly heard a shout outside the house.

"Help~~~ me!" Although the voice was small, it was very clear as the wind drifted into the ears, and it was a woman's voice.

It's so late, how could anyone call for help? Lin Jing felt puzzled, and the first thought in his mind was: Could it be that this mountain is haunted?

Thinking of what Ma Xiaoling said earlier that there were many evil ghosts sealed on the mountain, Lin Jing suddenly shuddered and wanted to call Ma Xiaoling, but seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he couldn't bear it, so he simply covered his head with a quilt.

But the strange thing is that although he covered his head with a quilt, it did not block the cries for help from reaching his ears.

In the quiet night, the mysterious woman's cry for help aroused Lin Jing's curiosity. He quietly rolled out of bed, got dressed, and gently opened the door, and a breeze blew in his face.

The strange thing is that the wind is not cold, but Lin Jing shivered all over his body and stepped out of the door involuntarily.

Lingshan is not a mountain, the place where Lin Jing is located is only the highest of the many peaks in Lingshan, the mountain is empty, except for a few houses built by Ma Dahai, it is a dense forest. At the edge of the grove are four huge willow trees, and if you look down from the air, you can easily see that these four willows are evenly spaced in a circle.

The room sat north and faced south, Lin Jing was facing the south at the moment, and less than a hundred steps away in front of him was one of the four willow trees, waist long, and it took three adult men to hug them.

And behind this big willow tree, Lin Jing vaguely saw a corner of the white clothes fluttering in the wind, appearing and disappearing. The woman's cry for help seemed to come from behind the big willow tree.

When Lin Jing was in Liujia Village, the elders of the village told the story of a female ghost pretending to be a weak woman at night, asking passers-by for help, and then seducing the soul. At this time, the situation is very similar to what the old man in the village said, not to mention this lonely mountain, how could a woman suddenly appear late at night?

Lin Jing, like other children, is not very bold, and whenever he hears the old man tell a ghost story, he must snuggle up to his mother at night to fall asleep. Ever since he encountered the corpse, Lin Jing was even more silent and cautious, but at this moment, he was unusual, and walked straight in the direction of the big willow tree.

"Brother Lin, don't go!" Just when Lin Jing was less than ten steps away from the big willow tree, a crisp female voice suddenly came from behind him. Lin Jing was shocked, turned around, and saw Ma Xiaoling wearing a single dress, standing at the door of the room and shouting, with a sad look between her eyebrows. It turned out that when Lin Jing walked out of the door, the sound alarmed Ma Xiaoling, who saw that something was wrong with him and hurriedly shouted to stop.

"Someone here is tied to a tree!" Lin Jing explained to Ma Xiaoling, he could already see the scene behind the big willow tree at this moment, and sure enough, a woman in a white shirt was tied to a tree not far away, her hair was disheveled by the mountain wind, covering her face.

"Little Xianggong, save the little girl!" The woman in white cried out more earnestly, but she still couldn't see her appearance.

"Don't worry, I'll save you. Lin Jing turned his head, intending to help the woman in white get out of danger.

"Stop!" Ma Xiaoling's small body suddenly burst out with huge energy, and she dragged down an object from her neck and threw it at Lin Jing, hitting Lin Jing's shoulder impartially.

"Ouch!" Lin Jing was in pain, stopped, covered his shoulders, and was very dissatisfied with Ma Xiaoling: "Xiaoling, why are you beating me, are you crazy!"

"Brother Lin, don't go over, that's a headless ghost!" Ma Xiaoling ran towards Lin Jing, saying as she ran.

"Headless ghost, how is it possible!" Lin Jing saw it clearly, it was clearly a young woman, and Ma Xiaoling was only afraid that she was suspicious, and the grass and trees were all soldiers.

"Yes, the little girl is a serious person, not a headless ghost!" The woman in white seemed to be a little anxious: "Son, hurry up and help, the slave family will be grateful!"

"Brother Lin, if you don't believe it, just take my jade pendant in your hand. Ma Xiaoling saw that Lin Jing was walking forward again, only a few steps away from walking out of the range of the big willow tree, and couldn't help but be anxious.

When Lin Jing heard this, he subconsciously looked down, and sure enough, a crystal clear jade pendant with a faint glow was lying on the ground.

Taking advantage of Lin Jing's effort, Ma Xiaoling Fei also rushed over, grabbed the jade pendant, put it in Lin Jing's hand, and said, "Take a look." ”

Lin Jing was confused, looked at the jade pendant in his hand, and then looked at the woman in white.

It didn't matter if he looked at it, Lin Jing was so frightened that he sat on the ground, only to see that the woman in white was still dressed, but she had no head!

"Brother Lin, you should believe it now. Ma Xiaoling picked up Lin Jing, who was still in shock, and said.

"This ...... What's going on?" Lin Jing looked at the jade pendant in his hand, the back was round and flat, and a gossip plate was carved on the front, and the plate was engraved with dense symbols, which was extremely exquisite.

"Dead girl, it's a good thing to spoil me. Like your dead ghost daddy, it's a bad seed. The headless ghost saw that Ma Xiaoling had uncovered her trick, and jumped up from the tree in a rage, without touching the ground, although there was no head, but the voice was still loud.

"Headless ghost, my father is not here today, you come to be majestic, you have the ability, you wait for my father to come back. Ma Xiaoling was obviously used to the headless ghosts talking badly to each other, and she was not annoyed, and said crisply.

"Yo, the dead girl's mouth has become sharper, who taught you? Isn't it this little lover next to you?" The headless ghost said jokingly: "If you have a lover, you don't want a father, no wonder your father has never come back, and the daughter who married out has spilled the water." Tsk tsk. ”

Although she was still young and didn't know much about men and women, Ma Xiaoling knew that there were no good words in the mouths of the headless ghosts, and said: "Headless ghosts, you wait, I will let my father teach you a lesson." ”

The headless ghost is obviously very jealous of Ma Dahai, although his mouth is still unforgiving, scolding, but after a while, he disappeared into the darkness and disappeared.

"Brother Lin, let's go back. Ma Xiaoling also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the headless ghost leaving, she was just a child after all, and it was a little reluctant to cope with such a scene.

"Sister Xiaoling, I didn't know what was wrong just now, my head was confused, and I walked out in a daze. Lin Jing recalled at this moment, the moment he opened the door, it seemed that he didn't know anything, his brain was blank, and he only knew that he had to save the woman in white pretended to be a headless ghost.

"You were just fooled by her, this is the trick of the headless devil. Daddy said that she was the concubine of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and her head was cut off by what Li Zicheng was called. Without an amulet on your body, you will be confused when you hear her voice. Ma Xiaoling said: "Brother Lin, don't worry, when my father comes back, let him also give you a talisman, and you won't be afraid of headless ghosts." ”

As soon as the words fell, as if she was afraid that Lin Jing would misunderstand, Ma Xiaoling hurriedly added: "Brother Lin, it's not that I don't want to give you mine, it's just that this jade pendant is the only relic left to me by my mother......"

"Sister Xiaoling, I understand what you said. You see, this is a relic left to me by my mother. Lin Jing solemnly hung the jade pendant around Ma Xiaoling's neck, and took out the black stone that his mother Thomas Dahai had handed over to him.

"Hey, what is this?" Ma Xiaoling curiously played with Lin Jing's black stone, but she couldn't see anything famous.

"Sister Xiaoling, how can you know so well about headless ghosts?" Lin Jing asked while Ma Xiaoling was playing with stones.

"Daddy told me. There are many ghosts, demons, and beasts with high Taoism sealed on this mountain, and my father was worried that when he was away, these guys would be unfavorable to me, so he told me all about their situation. Ma Xiaoling replied: "Like the headless ghost just now, it's just that it will confuse people, it's not a ruthless character, as long as you don't get out of these four big willow trees, you don't have to be afraid of anything." ”

"What will happen if you are confused by the headless ghost? Will you die? Also, why don't you be afraid if you are within the range of the four big willow trees?" Lin Jing's questioning made Ma Xiaoling a little upset, and returned the black stone that she couldn't see anything special to Lin Jing, and said while walking towards the house: "If you are confused by the headless ghost, you will be sucked dry by her, and of course you will die." Daddy set up a formation on four big willow trees, as long as it was in the formation, all evil ghosts, demons, and beasts could not enter. ”

Seeing that Lin Jing was still going to ask a question, Ma Xiaoling preemptively said: "Brother Lin, it's late, hurry up and rest." If you still have any questions, when Daddy comes back, ask him directly, everything I know is what he taught me. After speaking, Ma Xiaoling hurriedly got into the bed.

"By the way, Brother Lin, at night, you must not go out again. There are many more powerful corpses on this mountain. Ma Xiaoling said casually, hoping that Lin Jing would know that Lingshan was dangerous and not to trespass at will, but who knew that Lin Jing would take it to heart.

This night, Ma Xiaoling fell asleep soundly, but Lin Jing opened her eyes wide and kept thinking. The headless ghost gave him a great shock, and although he was a little scared, it aroused his strong curiosity and desire to explore. What exactly is a ghost? Do people become ghosts after death? How do they change? The ghosts in the mouths of the elders are all powerful, so why are the headless ghosts still sealed on the Ling Mountain by Ma Dahai? Is it that people are afraid of ghosts, or are ghosts afraid of people?

Too many questions filled Lin Jing's mind, and the wonderful world unfolded little by little, Lin Jing gradually became active and eager from involuntarily, and he was no longer as awe-inspiring as he was before, and he became more and more calm.

The problem needs to be solved, Ma Xiaoling knows nothing and can't give Lin Jing the answer he wants. But fortunately, Lin Jing didn't wait too long. Half a month later, Ma Dahai finally returned.

However, the situation is not good, and even a little bad.